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Training concluded today for caregivers of persons living with disabilities. A Canadian group, Healing Hands, has been in Belize working along with the Belize Assembly of Persons with Diverse Abilities to equip those who provide care and attention to the vulnerable population. Using the proper techniques in times of emergency is critical in preventing further […]
Written on November 3, 2016 | Posted in
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It’s part of the teenage experience that we are glad to leave behind. There were even a lucky few who never had to face this challenge as adolescents. It’s a common assumption that the battle against breakouts ends with your teens; but, that’s until you find yourself in your late twenties – even thirties – […]
Written on November 3, 2016 | Posted in
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A politically charged fracas that ensued outside of a popular Belize City nightclub on Sunday morning between two political opponents has been settled. Footage of the disturbance outside of Sit and Sip went viral and Eastern Division North police were preparing to levy charges on Douglas Grant Junior for brandishing his licensed firearm in the […]
Written on November 2, 2016 | Posted in
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The complaint by Ferguson was withdrawn on Tuesday evening after he agreed with Grant not to proceed with the criminal matter. This afternoon, ACP Chester Williams explained the possible scenarios. ACP Chester Williams, Regional Commander, Eastern Division South “Well, the truth is that a person who is the victim of a crimedo have the […]
There is another case involving another political operative. It involves Dorian Pakeman, the Director of the Government’s Press Office. Pakeman hit and killed Gardenia resident, Dean Dawson. Pakeman was driving his government vehicle back on March thirteenth, 2016 between miles twenty-two and twenty-three on the Philip Goldson Highway when he hit the well-known mechanic. Dawson […]
A cop is tonight in custody of his colleagues in connection with the execution style murder of Belize City resident Jeon Peebles. The twenty-five year old father of one was picked up by the cops on Sunday night near a supermarket Mahogany Street. Twelve hours later, his body was found off the Boom/Hattieville Road with […]
Written on November 2, 2016 | Posted in
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Police are no closer to determining the cause of the fire that claimed the life of two year old Kaylee Alvarez last Thursday in the Conch Shell Bay Area. As a matter of fact, they say that the evidence on hand doesn’t suggest an arson and they are still unable to pin point where the […]
Written on November 2, 2016 | Posted in
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There does not appear to be much of a debate on the issue of seismic testing in Belize’s offshore waters – at least, not if you ask the environmentalists, who firmly believe they have the full support of the electorate. But as Government continues to weigh its options, the members of the Belize Coalition to […]
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As we reported, the Cabinet met last week to consider the plans for legislating the moratorium on activities related to offshore exploration for petroleum and conditions for lifting that moratorium. Following that sitting, Tourism Minister Manuel Heredia has confirmed that the moratorium and conditions originally proposed last year will remain in place, though he argues […]
Written on November 2, 2016 | Posted in
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For many, the company conducting the testing, TGS, came out of nowhere. But OCEANA’s Janelle Chanona reported that its relationship with the Government has been long-standing and it is clear that they were after one thing, and one thing only. Janelle Chanona, Vice-President, OCEANA Belize “What we have been told that government has had […]
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Businessman Michael Modiri and tourism stakeholder Bradley Paumen share a history of enmity over access to private lands in Franks Eddy Village. Earlier this year, Paumen, along with several others, was indicted on charges related to a plot to kill Modiri. Despite a Supreme Court ruling that reversed government’s acquisition of Modiri’s property for use […]
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The Ministry of Health has responded to concerns raised on social media about Chen’s Restaurant, an establishment in the Water Reservoir Area of Belmopan. Patrons and residents of the area had complained about unsanitary conditions, rodent infestation and waste water disposal a few weeks ago, and after an investigation by the Belmopan section of the […]
Written on November 2, 2016 | Posted in
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Last Wednesday, Assistant Commissioner of Police Chester Williams openly invited Raymond Rivers to a sit-down at the Raccoon Street Police Station, following a series of inflammatory social media posts made by the firebrand activist. Rivers has been trolling Phillip Willoughby’s Facebook page and reportedly making threats against the city councilor. While the comments were at […]
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Hurricane Earl struck Belize on August third causing substantive damages to properties in the city and elsewhere. And despite all efforts to bring relief to families affected, many are still struggling to restore normalcy to their lives. With rains bearing down since Tuesday night, the City Emergency Management Organization is visiting those families whose houses […]
Written on November 2, 2016 | Posted in
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Since embarking upon its Hurricane Earl relief initiative, NEMO has been criticized by residents who have been affected by the natural disaster and have not been visited by ministry personnel. In a press conference held by Prime Minister Barrow in the wake of the storm, three forms of assistance were outlined for hurricane victims. This […]
Written on November 2, 2016 | Posted in
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On Tuesday night, we showed you the opening of a training facility at the Eastern Division North. And noticeably absent was top cop Chester Williams. At today’s weekly meet and greet by the police, the media took the opportunity to ask Williams why he stayed away from the opening and if his south side officers […]
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As we said, we caught up with Commander of the Eastern Division South Chester Williams and his officers on their weekly meet and greet in Precinct One in the downtown area. The officers walked Albert, Orange, Church, Regent and surrounding streets to talk primarily with business owners and some residents about the safety and security […]
Written on November 2, 2016 | Posted in
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In recent weeks, there has been a spate of shootings and murders across the city. It is believed that these have resulted from turf wars on the south side, namely the Antelope Street, South and North Creek Areas. These turf wars are because well-known criminal elements want to control specific areas to sell their drugs. […]
Written on November 2, 2016 | Posted in
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On Tuesday, the Belize Defence Force and the Louisiana National Guard reached a milestone in their state partnership program. It has been twenty years since Louisiana and Belize have been partnering on several local and regional programs including trainings in the jungle, disaster response and infrastructure. The mutually beneficial partnership has grown from year to […]
Written on November 2, 2016 | Posted in
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Advantage, Trimble, Digital Globe, AutoDesk, SCI are geospatial engineering companies that provide top of the line tracking hardware and software to public and private sector companies for cross-effective solutions. Through the regional company, GISCAD, they have been able to tap into twenty-seven countries including the Caribbean with the exception Jamaica. Today, the geospatial engineering organization […]
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Despite assurances that Belizeans and the B.D.F. can freely traverse the Sarstoon, News Five has obtained a video of another, more recent confrontation in the river between a Guatemalan gunboat and a B.D.F. patrol. The incident occurred as recent as October seventeenth, but there had been no official comment until today when we approached B.D.F. […]
Written on November 1, 2016 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Video Emerges of Latest Confrontation Between Belize and Guatemala Forces in Sarstoon
That incident occurred on the same day when a group of Belizean fishermen were held briefly by a Guatemalan coastal patrol vessel. The fishermen were fishing in the Gulf of Honduras when they were intercepted by the Guatemalan patrol at a point between the mouth of the Moho River, Toledo and Punta de Manabique, Izabal, […]
Belize City police say they are armed with sufficient evidence to charge gun-toting Douglas Grant Junior with a firearm offense. But, will a warrant be issued for the U.D.P. henchman’s arrest? A criminal investigation into an incident which occurred on Sunday morning, a short distance away from the Sit and Sip Nightclub, reveals that Grant […]
Written on November 1, 2016 | Posted in
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The department disputes the presence of a mobile patrol in front of the Sit and Sit Nightclub, but says that police officers arrived on the scene moments later. But Grant was never taken into custody. Instead, Ferguson was detained and taken to the Queen Street Precinct and held for a few hours. According to ACP […]
Written on November 1, 2016 | Posted in
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The impasse between the Ministry of Education and the Belize National Teachers Union came to a head on Friday when B.N.T.U. National President Luke Palacio firmly stood his ground, following a meeting of the Council of Management. The decision coming out of those discussions was that if the twenty-five member delegation cannot meet with Deputy […]
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